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Bailey Merlin
Bailey Merlin
Mar 4, 20214 min read
Burnout
I need to write something. It needs to be 500 words. It needs to be posted today. At first, I was going to post a poem because I have...
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Bailey Merlin
Jul 3, 20198 min read
Hi, My Name is Bailey and I Still Have Depression
Months ago now, I told you that I was feeling better than I have in my whole life. That’s still true. In fact, sometimes I forget that I...
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Bailey Merlin
Aug 17, 20181 min read
Poem #14
A Love Poem for Cary Grant (the name I gave my depression) I tell my friend I think about suicide every night, the thought a pillow mint...
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Bailey Merlin
Apr 13, 20185 min read
Waking Up At Last
Who would we be without our best friends? Had you asked me a month ago, I would have told you that I had been depressed for a few years....
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Bailey Merlin
Nov 16, 20174 min read
Bailey is Hopeful (but, y’know, tentatively)
Getting ready for the wedding in a, yes, monogrammed plaid shirt. My niece gets up to no good in the background. Walking down the streets...
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Bailey Merlin
Jul 13, 20172 min read
Stop Being Such a Shit Bird, Bailey
It’s been several weeks since I last blogged. I’m not sure if that’s because Canton is low-key, or if I’m just  boring. Probably the...
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Bailey Merlin
Jul 1, 20172 min read
Writer’s Block
Procrastination at its finest. Look at how artsy this is. I’ve been working hard on the same story for months. Years, really. I know I’ve...
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Bailey Merlin
Jun 26, 20171 min read
Poem #3
Life has been pretty rough for me as of late. I’ve been through the wringer, and I’m just trying to keep my shit together long enough to...
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Bailey Merlin
May 8, 20172 min read
Writing & Suffering
On Saturday my five-year relationship ended abruptly. It hurt. It still hurts. I hate that person as much as I love them. And yet,...
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